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A83978 Englands new directory: commanded to be used in Great Brittain and Ireland, and may serve to give light to all Christendom. 1647 (1647) Wing E3003; Thomason E406_2; ESTC R201903 3,958 8

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Lawyers and so were like unto the Kingdom of France where they call themselves the Kingdom of blindmen because they know neither Law nor Religion for they speak French and their Law and Religion speaks Latine About 15 years past a book was printed at Paris called Le Royaalme des Aueugles dedicate to Cardinal Richelieu who had a very rich place according to his name for being Admiral of the Kingdom of blindmen of France he set them together by the ears taxed plundered and made himself an admirable and wonderful rich Admiral So in England men speak English but the Law speaks French and differ somewhat because they know Religion the Lord Rich Earl of Warwick Admiral of the Kingdom of blindmen by Law in time like to be admirable rich for the same reason if the Scots hinder not Moustrum horrendum informe ingens cui lumen ademptum and so confront the Cyclops calling for help when no man hurts them but themselves wil ye confront the Cyclops ye Poliphemians The ●●ory is in the 9 No-man of Homer the blind Poet where Vlisse William the Norman is the Noman or a bastard who is an unlawful man of the injustice in the law of France men may read Philip de Comiues who was a privy Councellor unto Lewis the 11. Charls the 8. and Lewis XII Kings of France who writeth in his History that most men in Italy live by factions and civil Wars and so infect Spain and France and they the rest of Europe and that in France is such tedious and vexatious prooefs of Law that it needeth reformation but that Reformation is of so dangerous consequence which men do hate to the loss of life and sense By what hath been written may be understood That Frier Bacon would have a brazen wall round about England and K. James would have one within both very necessary according to the reformed but to build after their manner are yet to begin Corporis politici cum naturali comparatio sive modus purgandi corruptiones corporis utriusque secundum purgationem corporis Ecclesiastici tempore Hen 8 vino Rheni Lutheri sive candido A Hymne for the ARMY THe world unpeopled when but * Cain Abel two no more Were all the store Those Brothers which had been enough alone To make two one Yet pride and envy and the tragick crimes Of after times There took beginning and the earth did stain With purple gore which it doth stil retain 2. There power usurped first upon a Brother Because us other And violence opprest the weaker part By strength not art The world untaught to do those bad things well Which these days tell Of men so civiliz'd as they can do Foul actions fairly and have thanks too 3. The oppressors hand might it be armed stil Where it wil kil Holding a lost or sword or asses jaw Or Lyons paw Or peradventure some inchanted cup To drink all up So warnd so armd perhaps the innocent Might all in time th' ensuing stroak prevent 4. But all alike are cast into a slumber Amongst the number Be it what it wil as wel the great as smal Are pleasd withall And are content for fear of death to dye Rather then flye Or to avoyde the stroak before it come Except it be to give oppression room 5. Thus Abel lieth under foot we have Ere born our grave The child were happy in the Mothers womb were it his tomb And not a further Funeral attend When all must end Surviving some short season but to eat The bread of sorrow without other meat 6 But to behold the Vulgar innocence With what expence They carry fuel to their own Sacrifice And please their eyes With sight of the Executioner who shal Make up with all Would breed astonishment but that we see In what confusion and what mist we bee If ever ignorance deserved praise T is in our daies Men run to death as to a wedding feast And think them blest When they are least and have their special grace To set a face Vpon their proper woes in what sweet error Are you involv'd to perish without terror My afflicted Country take these tears of thine Or rather thine Or change a tear with me I care not whether Le ts weep together Betimes too whilst our tears are known for ours Ere many hours We are no more our selves we shal become Somewhat we are not and others take our room Written by a Yeoman No-man is a Gentleman who plunders as fast as rich kils as fast as populous FINIS